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The FINANCIAL -- “Continued impunity for human rights abuses committed by law enforcement officials emphasized the need for an independent investigation mechanism,” according to an annual report by the Amnesty International, London-based international …

The FINANCIAL -- The ruling Georgian Dream party rushed in 2017 to approve constitutional reforms to complete Georgia’s evolution to a parliamentary system of governance, without securing broader political consensus. Lack of accountability persisted for …

The ruling Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia party rushed in 2017 to approve constitutional reforms without securing broader political consensus, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its annual report released on January 18.
The report, which summarizes key …

Tbilisi’s ruling Georgian Dream party has taken a curious position to justify its proposal for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the former Soviet republic.
In most countries, opponents of same-sex marriage base their arguments on religious …

Georgia is one the few post-Soviet countries that bans discrimination against gay and transgender people -- but members of the LGBT community still face frequent harassment and violence. Ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, …

A still from “Strength is in Europe,” a US-funded segment of a Georgian television news program. The section features four well-known public intellectuals discussing myths about Georgia's growing ties with the European Union.
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Georgian soccer player Guram Kashia faces an outcry at home over his choice to express support for gay rights in the Netherlands, but support from Georgian fans, athletes and politicians, including Tbilisi Mayor-Elect Kakha Kaladze, Georgia's most …

Eight people were arrested in Georgia during a far-right protest to demand a football player be kicked off the national team because he supported gay rights.
The nationalist Georgian March group wanted defender Guram Kashia punished for wearing a rainbow …

Guram Kashia made his Georgia debut in 2009.
Eight people were arrested in Georgia during a far-right protest to demand a soccer player be kicked off the national team because he supported gay rights.
The nationalist Georgian March group wanted defender …

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Eight people have been arrested in Georgia after a far-right group gathered to demand a soccer player be …

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Eight people have been arrested in Georgia after a far-right group gathered to demand a soccer player be kicked off the national team because he supported gay rights. The nationalist Georgian March group wants defender Guram …

By Umberto Bacchi
LONDON, Oct 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When she knocked at her neighbours' door to borrow a bottle opener, Nino Bolkvadze was nervous - not knowing whether she would still be welcome.
Hours earlier, she had appeared on one of …

The Republican Party, a non-parliamentary opposition party in Georgia, is planning to propose and lobby to the Parliament a bill allowing civil partnership, a legally recognized relationship between two people of the same sex, the party announced on …

( Berlin, October 3, 2017 ) — Police in Azerbaijan have conducted a violent campaign, arresting and torturing men presumed to be gay or bisexual, as well as transgender women, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch interviews with released …

Levan Berianidze and Tornike Kusiani, senior activists of the Equality Movement, Tbilisi-based LGBT rights organization, were assaulted physically allegedly on a homophobic basis, first by unidentified persons, and then by police officers.
The incident …

Georgian police have arrested and charged two gay-rights activists with hooliganism and civil disobedience.
Levan Berianidze and Tornike Kusiani, members of the Movement for Equality, were arrested in the resort city of Batumi on August 25.
A court later …

Georgian Dream’s key functionaries address supporters after the 2016 parliamentary elections. The party is now using the commanding victory it won in the elections to push through a new constitution, but the process has become a target of controversy. ( …

British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead visited Arakele Design College on 15 March to see how one innovative British-Ethiopian partnership is helping create both stunning new fashion and new opportunities for underprivileged women and refugees in …

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s (March 16, 2018) press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with partner …

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s (March 16, 2018) press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly alarmed at the …

DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 18, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dubai, UAE - March 2018: Greek law firm GLYKOS has announced its ambitious plan to break into the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) legal sector as part of its long-term strategy …

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwired - March 18, 2018) - Better Business Bureau serving Central, Northern and Western Arizona (BBB) announced that Arizona Pest Squad is a finalist for the 2018 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. Winners will be announced during the awards …

Parish Recovery Assistance Centers Provide Help and Relief to Maria and Irma Survivors
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX , USA , March 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Disaster Services Corporation, SVDP-USA is working with the clergy at the request …

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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s (March 16, 2018) press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with partner …

British Ambassador to Ethiopia Susanna Moorehead visited Arakele Design College on 15 March to see how one innovative British-Ethiopian partnership is helping create both stunning new fashion and new opportunities for underprivileged women and refugees in …

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s (March 16, 2018) press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly alarmed at the …

DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 18, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dubai, UAE - March 2018: Greek law firm GLYKOS has announced its ambitious plan to break into the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) legal sector as part of its long-term strategy …

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwired - March 18, 2018) - Better Business Bureau serving Central, Northern and Western Arizona (BBB) announced that Arizona Pest Squad is a finalist for the 2018 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics. Winners will be announced during the awards …

Parish Recovery Assistance Centers Provide Help and Relief to Maria and Irma Survivors
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX , USA , March 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Disaster Services Corporation, SVDP-USA is working with the clergy at the request …

Thousands of children have been provided with life-saving humanitarian aid as a result of a European Union donation to UNICEF South Sudan worth more than eight million euros (approx. USD 10 million).
The funding has been used to provide services such as …

The United Nations, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, has allocated US$9 million to provide life-saving aid to some 60,000 children, women and men recently displaced by ongoing hostilities in Borno State, including $2 million in support of the UN …

NAWBO San Antonio puts a spotlight on 30-year anniversary of The Women's Business Ownership Act, H.R. 5050
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS , UNITED STATES, March 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Washington, D.C. − The National Association of Women …

NAIROBI, NAIROBI, KENYA, March 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Aldo Ajou Deng Akuey
Humankind, in course of its original evolution, was not aware of the philosophy of good or bad governance, though, instinctively, was aware of leadership …

Queens Indie Film Fest starts March 15, and the Opening Night Program features the Emotional Punch sampler of six films that provides a taste of what's to come.
QUEENS , NEW YORK , USA, March 14, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For the fifth …

The only way the Tamils can honestly procure and bear arms is either as a different country or as a confederal state for their safety from barbaric Sinhalease
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, March 14, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The following letter …

Mental Health Watchdog warns that the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents have been shown to increase the risk of self-harm events.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, March 14, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Citizens Commission …

United Nations Special Rapporteur Cecilia Jimenez-Damary will undertake her first official visit to Niger from 19 to 24 March 2018 to assess the human rights situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country.
“The challenges facing Niger are …

A nationwide campaign continues in Somalia to protect millions of children against the potentially deadly effects of measles. WHO, UNICEF, national and local health authorities aim to reach more than 4.7 million children aged from six months to 10 years …

PLACES OF FAITH 2018 - International Conferece on Cultural, Political, Socio-Economic, Artistic and Architectural Expressions of Religion aims at debating the religious phenomena from a plural perspective in the framework of humanities, social sciences, art and architecture. The focus of the conference is therefore not religion as theology, but religion as a multifaceted and plural social phenomenon. Places is used in a multi-semantic way, encompassing conceptual constructions, social structures, artifacts, and the actual physical places of human architecture.
Places of Faith 2018 intends to keep the discussion within the academic realm introducing the following as main topics: 1- Religious phenomena as expressions of faith; 2 - Religious equity; 3 - Religion an social structures; 4 - ...